SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS
Important Safety Instructions For Charger
■Save these instructions. This manual contains important safety and operating instructions for battery charger item number
■Before using battery charger, read all instructions and cautionary markings in this manual, on battery charger, and product using battery charger. Follow- ing this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■To reduce the risk of injury, charge only nickel- cadmium and nickel metal hydride type recharge- able batteries. Other types of batteries may burst causing personal injury and damage. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■Do not expose charger to rain or snow. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by the battery charger manufacturer may result in a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■To reduce the risk of damage to charger body and cord, pull by charger plug rather than cord when disconnecting charger. Following this rule will reduce the risk of serious personal injury.
■Make sure cord is located to that it will not be stepped on, tripped over, or otherwise subjected to damage or stress. Following this rule will reduce the risk of serious personal injury.
■An extension cord should not be used unless absolutely necessary. Use of improper extension cord could result in a risk of fire and electric shock. If extension cord must be used, make sure:
a.That pins on plug of extension cord are the same number, size and shape as those of plug on charger.
b.That extension cord is properly wired and in good electrical condition; and
c.That wire size is large enough for AC ampere rating of charger as specified below:
Cord Length (Feet) | 25´ | 50´ | 100´ |
Cord Size (AWG) | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Note: AWG = American Wire Gage
■Do not operate charger with a damaged cord or plug. If damaged, have replaced immediately by a qualified serviceman. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■Do not operate charger if it has received a sharp blow, been dropped, or otherwise damaged in any way; take it to a qualified serviceman. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■Do not disassemble charger; take it to a qualified serviceman when service or repair is required. Incorrect reassembly may result in a risk of elec- tric shock or fire. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug charger from outlet before attempting any mainte- nance or cleaning. Turning off controls will not reduce this risk. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■Do not use charger outdoors. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
■Disconnect charger from power supply when not in use. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
DANGER: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT TOUCH UNINSULATED PORTION OF OUTPUT CONNECTOR OR UNINSULATED BATTERY TERMI- NAL.
■Save these instructions. Refer to them frequently and use them to instruct others who may use this tool. If you loan someone this tool, loan them these instructions also. Following this rule will reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or serious personal injury.
WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
•lead from
•crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and
•arsenic and chromium from chemically- treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
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